healthy obsession

I first heard the word gochujang when a trio of chefs opened their baskets to find a tub of it on an episode of Chopped. They all seemed familiar with the condiment, but I was not. I was intrigued — even more so when I learned it was a Korean chili paste of fermented soybeans and rice with a sweet and savory kick. Fast-forward a few years and gochujang is finally set to hit Main Street America in a big way. Whole Foods introduced a limited-edition line of gochujang-spiked products — ketchup, mustard, marinade, barbecue sauce, hot sauce and even…

Summer came on fast and furiously here in the Washington, DC area — as it always does. And right on schedule, I found myself standing in the produce aisle on my weekly trip to the grocery store drooling over the watermelon stand. Nothing says summer like watermelon. But here’s the funny part … when I was younger, I was so not into watermelon. It wasn’t until an early-September (and very hot and insanely humid) half marathon in 2013 when I was handed a piece of watermelon at the finish and thought to myself “my goodness, where has this deliciousness been…

Do you guys remember when Kristen shared this Tiny House Cooking recipe? via GIPHY Well, every time we’d talk about it or mention it in our editorial meetings, I’d always think of the web series Tiny Kitchen and be, like, OMG, Kristen, you love that, too? via GIPHY And, every time, she’d be, like, Jenn, no — this is for people who live in small spaces, like apartments with little kitchens. Not, like, a dollhouse. via GIPHY Then I’d remember that they’re different. And … start gushing all about Tiny Kitchen and how adorable it was and how much it just…